EVGA are proposing dropping the Chimp names and just going purely on the team stats/points...

their argument, which personally I agree with, is trying to get get everyone over to the one name is a bit of a mare, especially if a team has a lot of members [like they do] or if people have several machines that all need updating [like a lot of you]...

Is this ok with the team?

also a lot of the captains have gone awol [myself included for which i apologise] so there's not been much discussion going on resulting in the traditional mad short-notice scramble...

I'll keep y'all updated as and when I hear more...

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EVGA are proposing dropping the Chimp names and just going purely on the team stats/points...

their argument, which personally I agree with, is trying to get get everyone over to the one name is a bit of a mare, especially if a team has a lot of members [like they do] or if people have several machines that all need updating [like a lot of you]...

Is this ok with the team?

also a lot of the captains have gone awol [myself included for which i apologise] so there's not been much discussion going on resulting in the traditional mad short-notice scramble...

I'll keep y'all updated as and when I hear more...

Glad you are on it mate, I seen you signed up to the new captains forum nice one, I have had no free time to look into it or sign up myself yet so glad you are on it

This is going to be a tricky one as one of the whole points of having the CC was teamwork and to use a unified team name for the challenge.

End of the day im in it plus what ever I can get my hands on to fold on for the challenge but some might not be so willing, but then again if we are just folding as per normal then technically everyone is taking part anyway which leads me to what has been said other years which is, what's the point in even having the challenge if everything is just carrying on as normal with maybe a few extra PPD where others join in...

I know a lot of people from every team will like this method as there own point totals don't loose out during the challenge which is not what folding it about, its about the science and contributing to a good cause not point totals which im sorry to say I think CERTAIN teams are all about the points especially those offering incentives to fold rather than the good cause

My 2p's worth anyway and like I say I will throw everything I can at it as normal, maybe it might work out if handled correctly

i see where you're coming from coolamasta, but i can also see where EVGA are coming from to...

and i look forward to that chat... might want to pm some alternate contact details though... the main cause of my AWOL streak is the fact the majority of my PC is off to various places for RMA [at this moment in time I have no monitor, GPU and am missing a HDD... had to kidnap the parents PC to keep tabs on all this]

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Who is supposed to provide the incentives you are asking for? It is supposed to be a friendly competition betwen a few teams, not sponsored by Stanford. The point of folding is to help the science, Stanford aren't going to add extra points for a team that "win" a competition that is nothing to do with either them or the science.

"win" a competition that is nothing to do with either them or the science.

I think not.
Such competitions are a huge boost to the scientific community and their work. And perhaps they could do well to encourage, assist and reward such incentives. It is not like we are making it for money now is it?

I would prefer it if we keep the Chimp names, its not difficult to change, after all if an ancient like me can do it, it MUST be easy
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